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Express Defrost
OTHER CONVENIENT FEATURES
Express Defrost is used to defrost meat and poultry. Enter desired defrost time, referring to the defrost chart.
Example: If you want to defrost for 7 minutes and 30 seconds.
Step
Procedure Display Pad Order
1
3
Halfway through defrost time CHECK will flash and the oven will "beep"
4 times.
Open the door. Turn food over and shield any warm portions.
Close the door.
4
Enter desired defrost time.
Press the EXPRESS DEFROST pad.
Press the START pad.
5 Press the START pad within 1 minute
after closing the door.
2
Note: If you do not open the door when an audible signal sounds, the defrosting cycle will continue and the defrost-
ing time will count down to 0.
DEF
DEF
DEF ON
DEF
DEF ON
EXPRESS DEFROST
EXPRESS DEFROST CHART
This is specially designed for smaller cuts of food. The following foods should be used on the express defrost programme.
1.Beef Steak
2.Lamb Chops
3.Pork Chops
4.Chicken Portions
5.Fish Steaks
The oven is pre-programmed with a time and power level cycle so that the food listed above is defrosted easily.
BASIC IDEAS FOR EXPRESS DEFROST
i/ Always allow food to stand for approx. 10-30 minutes after defrosting to equalise the temperature and to produce
better defrosting results.
ii/ Check food after standing. If the item is not thoroughly defrosted, continue to defrost on 20% power for additional time.
iii/ Choose foods that are the same thickness throughout. This will produce better defrosting results. Foods which
vary in thickness may require shielding with small flat pieces of tin foil to prevent over-defrosting.
iv/ For foods not listed in the chart refer to the manual defrosting chart.
v/
When freezing chicken pieces, steak, chops and fish, freeze separately in single flat layers and if necessary
interleave with freezer plastic to seperate layers. This will ensure even defrosting.
1. Position the food with thinner parts in centre in a single layer, if
pieces are stuck together separate as soon as possible.
2. Turn over, rearrange after the audible sound.
After defrosting stand for 10-30 minutes.
1. Position the food in a single layer.
2. Shield any thinner parts with foil if necessary.
3. If pieces are stuck together separate as soon as possible.
4. Turn over, rearrange after the audible sound.
5. After defrosting allow to stand for 30 mins.
5 mins Steak
Pork, lamb
chops
Chicken Portions
Fish Steaks
5 mins
TIME PER 450g / 1lb FOOD METHOD